Andi Steele Sculptor

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Andi Steele’s interactive sculptures and installations focus on social and spatial relationships. She explores the intersection of personal and shared space, questioning what are protective and what are restrictive environments. 

Steele works with a variety of materials from recycled fiber to forged steel, choosing the material that best suits each idea. She believes that materials carry certain associations that affect the visual and conceptual understanding of the work. 

Steele received a BFA from the University of South Carolina (1994), was a Core Fellow at Penland School of Craft (1998-99), and earned her MFA in sculpture at the University of Georgia (2004). She lives in Wilmington, NC, where she is a Professor of Sculpture at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.